Thursday, January 15, 2009

Caesarea on the Sea


Our first stop, Caesarea on the Sea, is the site of one of Herod the Great's architectual wonders. He built an amphitheater, race track and artificial bay so that vessels, large and small would have a harbor to safely dock. This site was later used by the crusaders as an encampment during one of their attempts to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.

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